Firearm



S. VLANCH.

FIREARM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.26.1920.

1, 3&8, 9 1 G, Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET lmvizmon a. v; 4N CH amwfdwwg ATTORNEY PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL VLANCH, OF SIOUX CITY, IOW'A.

FIREARM.

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Application filed March 26, 1920.

To hilt/100171, it may convern do it known that I, SAMUEL Vmxrxn. a subjert ol' the King 01' Seu-bia, rumba resident of Sioux City, in the county of \l'oodbnr and State of Iowa, have invented ertain new and useful illi'llM'UYLlllQlltS in Firearms. of whieh the following is a specification.

My invention has for its primary object the prodrution of a fire arm support adapted to he carried by a person. and so ronstrurted as to properly aim and discharge the weapon as the person raises his arm in obeying the connnand of a bandit.

A. further object of the invention is the prodiu'tion of a tire arm support adapted to be readily secured LU a person's body and rontrolled by movement of a limb of ill.- person, to aim and discharge the weapon.

\Vith these and other objects in view the invention will be clearly understood from the structure hereinafter described. delined in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application, and in which like characters of reference indicate rorre spending parts throughout the several views, of whieh,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the devil-e of my invention as secured to a person's body;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, side elevation of the oscillating support and'associated parts;

Fig. ;l is a front. elevation of the same. a portion of the belt being shown;

l is a. perspective view of the con trolli rig means; and

Fig. is =1 side elevation thereof. While I have illustrated. and hereznatter described the preferred embodiment of the invention. l would not be understood as l.e ing limited to the specific structure eln-sen for illustration. for many alterations and modifications may be made in the \l(ltil ol construction and arrangement oi parts herein disclosed. without departing from the spiritand scope of the invention. as delined in the appended claims.

My invention contemplates. broadly. a device including a'hase part adapted to be secured to a persons body and having mounted to oscillate thereon, a fire arm sup port. The base is provided with a trig' r engaging element. and the weapon sop is adapted to be so connected with a limb of the wearer that movement of tin mh raises the support; to firing position Specification of Letters Patent.

T atented Aug. 10, 1920.

Serial N0. 368.933.

causes the trigger engaging element to lire the weapon, all of which will presently be made clear.

litltjlllllg now to the illnstratiims. (J, is a belt adapted to en ompass the torso ot the person and having lived thereto the base eons-Ming of :1 plat T. of any preferred shape. t)n the ventral portion of the plate. 7. is suitably pivoted. as at H. a revolver support ronsisting it n plate. ll. adjacent which a revolver ma be placed and preferably having the general (-onlnnr oi the weapon. The rear end portion ol' the plate. 2). I pro vide with one or lllfill. laterally and forwardly turned ears. ll1.an l a lower lateraliv and upwardly bent (-ar. ll. the said can: being so shaped and related as to engage the rear and bottom of the revolver stor-k to prevent rearward, downward and lateral movement of the stoeli. a lateral ear. [2. be ing provided on the plate. h. engageahle with the front of the stock to preventforward disphn-ement thereof.

The front end portion of the plate. 9. extends a distance forwardly from the base. and on its adjaeenl side carries a plate. 13. scoured by a pin or rivet. 1-1. to a lug. 15. on the opposite side of the plate. 9. the latter plate I vin longitudinally slotted. as at 1.6. to receive the rivet. ll. and permit forward and rearward movement of the plate. 13. The Front end of the plate. 1?. is provided with a lateral head. 17. which extends through a longitudinal slot. 1*. in the plate. 5). and is provided with upper and lower grooves. it. which slidahlv receive the adja cent edges of the plate. 9.

The head. 1?. formed with a collar. 20. so positioned that. when the plate. 15%. is extended forwardly and the revolver is placed in position against the plate. l. the collar. 20. will be alinrd roaxiallv with the end of the barrel. then when the plate. :3. is moved rrarwardly the collar slips over the end of the'barrel. thns. holding the revolver against i iisplarenient.

For the control of the barrel engaging merlnn'iism 1 provide a lever. 21. t'ulerumed. as at 22, on the plate. J. and having depending cams. 23. iiositioned, respectively. in the 'iront and rear of the lug. 15. by virtue of which construction depression of the rear end of the lever. 21. causes the rear ram. 23. to enact with the lug to force the collar forvt'ardly while depression of the opposite end at the lever, 21, causes movement of the t-ollar in the opposite direction. The collar is preferably held yieldably in it reartnoat, position i y means of a lent spring. 24. attitahly set-tired. as at 25. to the plate. U. and engaging the front end portion of the lever. L'l. lllllfi holding the l ver normally depressed at its front end.

Below the pivot. the plate. 5'. iprovided with an areuate slot. ti. through whirh e. tends :1 lug. 2T, rarried hi the haw and po i tiullt't ll! l ltlttt (ll tltt tt'i: "'t' To the base i .aw-ured an u ardly e tending arm. 1*. adapted to re t .ttfiilllsl, lln' side of the wearer and extend itl lilt Xllttttltl t to the arm pit. and to its upper end l:- hinged. as at 2!), an arm. 5 ltt ivlllttl with sprin; t-lips. I31. adapted for engageinett with the \vearerP upper artu. and twet-n the arn1. l( and the [rout end the plat 9. is a lle.\'ihle link. 11;.

orni;|ll the weapon hang.- doivnwar lly from the lielt. a: .-ho\vn in dnttevl line in Fig. l. but when the wearer litt his arm. as hown. it is ('lear the ost'ilhiting ttpport will he so lifted that the revolver a ;=tune approximately a horizontal position. and as' the arm is lifted slightly higher the trigger engages the lug. 2?. to lire the revolver.

Having thus described my invention. what I claim as new and desire to seenre by Letters Patent of the l'nited Qtates i l. A deviee of the (lass dest-rihed romprising a base part adapted to he went-ed to a persons body. an oscillating tire-arm mp porting part arried therehy. an element: carried by the base part to engage and operate the trigger of the fire-arm when the npporting part is oseillated. and means for n. eillating the latter part.

2. A device of the class dest-rihed t'otltprising a lJa e part adapted to he titl't'tl to a persons hotly. an owillating tire-aria supporting part. carried tltet'ehy. an element arried l| the base part to engage.-1:ul opt-rate the trigger of the lirr-arin hen the upporting part is os -illated. and ntean- E'oi ostillatittg the latter part int-hiding lipl; having one end ernre i t the latter part and the other adapted t e armed to a tnovahle part of the person hotly.

It. devite of the class descrihed enmpri ing a lttlSU plate adapted to be secured to a pet-wire hotly. a revolver support pivoted on the plate to \\'lll, f upwardly and duwnv-nrdly. an t-htttt'ttl oii the plate to en gage and operate the rt-wlver trigger when the support is wrung upwardly. and means tor wringing the support. upwardly.

l, derive of the Mass \lth't'llllttl eon)- pining a l ase plate adapted to he secured to a per-(ail laid a revolver support pivoted l. the plate in .-;wing upwardly and downaar ily. an tlettttltt on the plate to engage and operate the revolver trigger when the -nppnrt i.-- mung upwardly. and tueana l'or ringing the upport upwardly lltlltitlll'tg a l'ilt'lllt nieinher set'ttt'ed to the support and adapted to l e eenred to a [)tt'sttttia lltlll).

T. derive ol the elass tltr't'llltttl eonp j tiriltg :t lt;l.\l plate :ttlztptt'il In ltt .wt'ttt'etl to a f tl-ttlt liody. an o eillatiug support thrr ta t hirh a re\ol\'er may he remov al iy .awnrt-d. a proiertiutt on the plate to operatively engage the revolwr trigger. hen the aupporl is osrillated. and llltttllS l'or o rillating the 5ll])llt)t'l.

ti. tltwiee ot' the ela; tltfitt'lltttl (Ollipriaing a l-a e plate adapted to he ht't'llt'ttl to a ptlhtllhs body. an oseillating plate pivoted on the hase plate to swing upwardly and downwardly. means for reinovahly seruring a revolver on the seeond plate. the Stt'ulttl plate having a slot. a lateral projew tion on the lmse plate extending through the SlOl to operatively engage the revolver trigger when the second plate is swung upwardly. and means for uvinging the eeond plate upwardly.

T. devire ol the t'lass de erilied ('nnr pri ing a l a e plate adapted to he fitt'ttlttl to a person's hotly. an oscillating plate pivoted on the hase plate to swing upwardly and downwardly; revolver toel and harrel engaging ltttttlh on the Ftlttlltl plate. trigger operating mean g v rned hy swinging ut the e -ot d plate. and lIEt'.'|H l oi -=v.inging lltt' et' itttl plate.

ln ttkltlltltlll alu reol l haw hereunto et my hand Llti lth day it! Klan-h. li i 

